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strengthening of u.s. military posture in the region. >> thank you bouck and now my colleague benjamin wu mollusca questions in a different domain. >> thank you for moderating the questions related to foreign policy, defense and security. gentlemen, we are going to begin the second set of questions to trade and human rights. i'm going to mix this up a little bit and ask questions directly to each of you and the response format would remain the same. dr. friedberg, and when to begin with you. dr. bader referenced this issue and one of his previous responses to the governor romney stated this threat in the course of the campaign he intends to label china as a manipulator on day one of the presidency but marco rubio most recently agree with the governor about china initiating a trade war that could ultimately hurt american business. does governor romney share those fears about the trade war? >> you have to stand back a little bit from this and see it in a wider context. the president said the other night u.s.
strengthening of u.s. military posture in the region. >> thank you bouck and now my colleague benjamin wu mollusca questions in a different domain. >> thank you for moderating the questions related to foreign policy, defense and security. gentlemen, we are going to begin the second set of questions to trade and human rights. i'm going to mix this up a little bit and ask questions directly to each of you and the response format would remain the same. dr. friedberg, and when to begin...
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u.s. government says, although we still say it. .. i remember when secretary clinton went on her first trip to china she had a forum with 16 women from different areas in china. was blogged, it was streamed, people would challenge the hiv/aids policy, incredibly brave women and secateurs clinton provided a forum for them to speak to a larger audience. these were the kind of things i think we can do. >> a question from right here in the room in the audience. president obama and governor rahm yo both said they want america to have a positive relationship with china but they must play by the rules. how well they pushed china if they think china is not playing by the rules, house specifically, dr. bader? >> how specifically will they -- >> push china if they are not playing by the rules? >> my last act in government, my last time around was second place in negotiations with a succession of the world trade organization. the world trade organization lays out in detail global rules. it was a 17 y
u.s. government says, although we still say it. .. i remember when secretary clinton went on her first trip to china she had a forum with 16 women from different areas in china. was blogged, it was streamed, people would challenge the hiv/aids policy, incredibly brave women and secateurs clinton provided a forum for them to speak to a larger audience. these were the kind of things i think we can do. >> a question from right here in the room in the audience. president obama and governor...
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the u.s. department of state and the central intelligence agency, and he is the author of four books on soviet foreign policy and is also the editor, has been the editor of 14 books on israel and middle eastern policy. and then our third speaker will be dr. stephen blank, he is the strategic study institute's expert on soviet bloc and post-soviet world since 1989. he is the editor of imperial decline: russia's changing position in asia and co-editor of "the soviet military in the future." and he will -- the last speaker is dr. ariel cohen, my colleague here at heritage, who is the senior research fellow for russian and eurasian studies. ariel has often been called upon to testify on russian and former soviet politics, economics and law before the u.s. congress and regularly provides commentary on these issues through numerous media outlets both domestically and across the globe. so i believe we have the right people here to discuss the topic which i didn't come up with the title so i can say i
the u.s. department of state and the central intelligence agency, and he is the author of four books on soviet foreign policy and is also the editor, has been the editor of 14 books on israel and middle eastern policy. and then our third speaker will be dr. stephen blank, he is the strategic study institute's expert on soviet bloc and post-soviet world since 1989. he is the editor of imperial decline: russia's changing position in asia and co-editor of "the soviet military in the...
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we ought to be using u.s. tax dollars for u.s. jobs. and it's something i've been pushing. we have more to do. that's just a manufacturing economy. we also need to protect the very investment that we need to grow. that's education, innovation, that's infrastructure, and unfortunately the paul ryan plan that tommy tampson has campaigned on throughout the campaign is one that would give an enormous tax break to the very wealthy, pay for it by increasing middle class taxes and cut for the very investment we're talking about in order to grow our economy investments like education, infrastructure, and research and innovation. [laughter] thompson: thank you. i cut taxes 91 times when i was governor. she's voted for 155 tax increases. i cut regulations, she with boot for epa against our paper industry. they are going lose 7500 jobes because my o'opponent didn't have the courage to stand up against epa. sky assure that won't happen. number three, we have a chance to build the pipeline down from alberta canada, jobs 20,000 jobs could be created. the pipeline from brownsville, severa
we ought to be using u.s. tax dollars for u.s. jobs. and it's something i've been pushing. we have more to do. that's just a manufacturing economy. we also need to protect the very investment that we need to grow. that's education, innovation, that's infrastructure, and unfortunately the paul ryan plan that tommy tampson has campaigned on throughout the campaign is one that would give an enormous tax break to the very wealthy, pay for it by increasing middle class taxes and cut for the very...
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together with the u.s. attorneys offices around the country, the criminal division, computer crimes and intellectual property section, my office is actively partnering with fda, oci, with all the other law enforcement off a bit soup branches that you've heard today. fbi, hsi, eyes, postal service, dea. in investigating the really wide variety of unlawful trafficking that we see. as we heard this morning, from 10 and as we've been hearing throughout the day, the availability of drugs has just skyrocketed. anyone with a computer in order drugs on line using search engines, using ejb sites, and -- b-to-b site. they can do that for personal use or reset. what we are finding i think more and more is that anybody with a computer can set himself up as their own little wholesaler, and then buy drugs that may come from china, india, pakistan, wherever. and resell them to the own internet website, and they can be counterfeit, unapproved, steroids. just the wide variety of drugs that are out there. and as you know, so
together with the u.s. attorneys offices around the country, the criminal division, computer crimes and intellectual property section, my office is actively partnering with fda, oci, with all the other law enforcement off a bit soup branches that you've heard today. fbi, hsi, eyes, postal service, dea. in investigating the really wide variety of unlawful trafficking that we see. as we heard this morning, from 10 and as we've been hearing throughout the day, the availability of drugs has just...
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the u.s. intelligence community and had many high ranking positions in it, including executive director, director for the cia, and his final position was national intelligence officer for the near east and south asia where he provided analytical support. and he was a visiting fellow at brookings in the year 2000, and as a reserve officer in the u.s. army, and has also been publishing externally important literature the last few years since retiring from the government. so i will step out of the way now. .. >> what are the prospects for a new president achievement anding a peace setment between israelis and palestinians? i believe, unfortunately, that they are not very good. by a fair settlement i mean a two-state solution, a palestinian state on comprising gaza and the west bank with some modern negotiated land swaps with control of its border, its borders, its water resources, its air space. something similar to the clinton parameters of 2000. i believe that this outcome more than any alterna
the u.s. intelligence community and had many high ranking positions in it, including executive director, director for the cia, and his final position was national intelligence officer for the near east and south asia where he provided analytical support. and he was a visiting fellow at brookings in the year 2000, and as a reserve officer in the u.s. army, and has also been publishing externally important literature the last few years since retiring from the government. so i will step out of the...
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and the u.s. is going to say this is the right and sometimes opportunities ended up being this kind of selection. if we bring everybody to the table, and this is something we have never really tried. exception again from 2004 to 2008. >> i decide to make sure -- do they question? are used handing? because we have about five minutes i want to get a question. >> when i was saying that the united states doesn't want to engage, actually it is perceived by people of not doing anything, is perceived as doing a favor to the regime. so choosing not to do anything and is actually doing positively support to the regime. this is a perception. >> excuse my english. i just came here. i just have one question. has there been any sectors for sanctions in history? howser also been in a and regime? why did the united states call for sanctions? i'm from iraq with the teen years of sanctions and i think that they empower the regime. it's really, really weak. we are trying to survive and that's happened in cuba, and
and the u.s. is going to say this is the right and sometimes opportunities ended up being this kind of selection. if we bring everybody to the table, and this is something we have never really tried. exception again from 2004 to 2008. >> i decide to make sure -- do they question? are used handing? because we have about five minutes i want to get a question. >> when i was saying that the united states doesn't want to engage, actually it is perceived by people of not doing anything,...
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in the future, how should shine at, japan and the u.s. manage their relationships in this region given possible impact of asia balancing policy? thank you. >> dr. kissinger, you want to follow-up on that? >> the it will.com which will take a long time would be if the countries with their relationships at each other ended the relationship develops that is comparable to what has
in the future, how should shine at, japan and the u.s. manage their relationships in this region given possible impact of asia balancing policy? thank you. >> dr. kissinger, you want to follow-up on that? >> the it will.com which will take a long time would be if the countries with their relationships at each other ended the relationship develops that is comparable to what has
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they compare u.s. banks under u.s. gap with international banks, for example, european banks whose balance sheets are measured under ifrs. now, there is a fundamentally different treatment of derivatives under these two accounting standards. you might like u.s. gap, you might like ifrs. we can have that discussion from an investor standpoint. from a regulatory risk standpoint, i like and a lot of my former colleagues in official circles like ifrs. it's a less generous form of netting, but it has a better indication of the downside losses you may be facing as a taxpayer. if you convert jpmorgan chase's balance sheet to ifrs, it's not $2.2 trillion. it's $3.9 trillion by our estimations. and it is by far the largest bank in the world. sorry, it's much larger than the european banks, the only other bank that's close to it in terms of total size is bank of america. now, this is a $16 trillion economy, roughly speaking, jpmorgan chase, let's call it a $4 trillion balance sheet. let me ask you a very straightforward question
they compare u.s. banks under u.s. gap with international banks, for example, european banks whose balance sheets are measured under ifrs. now, there is a fundamentally different treatment of derivatives under these two accounting standards. you might like u.s. gap, you might like ifrs. we can have that discussion from an investor standpoint. from a regulatory risk standpoint, i like and a lot of my former colleagues in official circles like ifrs. it's a less generous form of netting, but it...
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yet the u.s. engages in a wide variety of fairly diplomatic relationships with latin american states. the tension between wanting to be liked and now -- knowing there are pragmatic reasons -- how is the next president -- what policy will the american president will be able to put forward and get public support for. >> thanks, that's a great question. i want to say one footnote to bill said about the methodologies, people who feel that this -- it is a nationally represented survey. what they do is have a scientific random selection of telephone numbers as well as addresses and people who don't have the internet connection, they provide them with a computer and connection and people who don't speak spanish they provide them with a translation. it's all online. >> i was not questioning. >> just the relationship. >> by age as well. >> no. that's not the point. >> yeah. >> what i was making there's a differce between polling the university of all adults on one hand and polling people that are . >> in t
yet the u.s. engages in a wide variety of fairly diplomatic relationships with latin american states. the tension between wanting to be liked and now -- knowing there are pragmatic reasons -- how is the next president -- what policy will the american president will be able to put forward and get public support for. >> thanks, that's a great question. i want to say one footnote to bill said about the methodologies, people who feel that this -- it is a nationally represented survey. what...
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when we pay u.s. tax dollars, they ought to be supporting u.s. jobs. too much we're not using u.s. employees for these thing, and i think we went on a made in winsconsin tour in the earlier parts of the campaign and visited marine and visited weinbrenner shoes providing combat boots to our soldiers. too often, those jobs are going overseas, and that's irresponsible. a couple things, tommy thompson talked about drilling in alaska to create jobs in wisconsin. that's ridiculous. unfortunately, if you had a broader energy policy not focusing on fossil fuels, but focused on conservation and efficiency and renewables, those would create good paying wisconsin jobs, and that's what i promote in the energy sector. >> moderator: do you want to respond briefly? thompson: opposed to the drilling in alaska, she's opposed to the keystone pipeline, absolutely thousands of jobs in wisconsin. she's talking about alternative energy, 77% of the credits for alternative energy like now like solyndra another democrat field they feel good about giving money. talk about the paper industry. let me finish.
when we pay u.s. tax dollars, they ought to be supporting u.s. jobs. too much we're not using u.s. employees for these thing, and i think we went on a made in winsconsin tour in the earlier parts of the campaign and visited marine and visited weinbrenner shoes providing combat boots to our soldiers. too often, those jobs are going overseas, and that's irresponsible. a couple things, tommy thompson talked about drilling in alaska to create jobs in wisconsin. that's ridiculous. unfortunately, if...
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the u.s. and persian gulf war, the first persian gulf war the experience shock at the synergistic way in which the u.s.-led coalition spectacularly applied technology to the modern warfare. the fourth key driver has been the incredible development of the chinese economy that has allowed for and paid for the more than sevenfold increase in the chinese defense spending over the two decades. so, the pla today is a force that continues to emphasize its traditions, but also it has new ones. as we know, president hu jintao has talked about the historic missions which both reiterate the old and talk about the role of the global setting. the only part of which applies to the land forces as they've been increasingly participants in the u.n. peacekeeping operations. there's been some important developments in technology for the ground forces, particularly the two most important are the and provide in the tactical ability of the pla land force which is to say we now think there are less than five divisio
the u.s. and persian gulf war, the first persian gulf war the experience shock at the synergistic way in which the u.s.-led coalition spectacularly applied technology to the modern warfare. the fourth key driver has been the incredible development of the chinese economy that has allowed for and paid for the more than sevenfold increase in the chinese defense spending over the two decades. so, the pla today is a force that continues to emphasize its traditions, but also it has new ones. as we...
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so on the u.s. side we do need to do more to clarify where those investments are welcome and where the riskings are higher, and where they are welcome, we need to create better policies to make those investments more attractive. i do a lot of work in clean energy. clean energy is really a sector where we could stand to use some chinese investment dollars and know-how because china is very strong, and there are a lot of investors that are very interested in the united states. but, for example, our investment incentive policies focus on tax rebates that aren't that useful for foreign firms. and we have a cfius policy that has recently brought in the department of energy and is focusing on the electricity grid as a potential national security risk. and a lot of the sectors of the clean energy economy involve the electricity grid. so we need to do a better job at clarifying for chinese companies from a washington perspective which sectors of these industries are simply going to be high risk, potentially
so on the u.s. side we do need to do more to clarify where those investments are welcome and where the riskings are higher, and where they are welcome, we need to create better policies to make those investments more attractive. i do a lot of work in clean energy. clean energy is really a sector where we could stand to use some chinese investment dollars and know-how because china is very strong, and there are a lot of investors that are very interested in the united states. but, for example,...
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but the u.s. judge needs to be that scott wrigley and sort of tell the dog handler and the police, prove it to me that this dog is reliable. i think that's what's been asked. >> so i'm interest is in the technology she because if i understand the fourth amendment case law, there's this issue about conservative government using technology not generally available in the public realm of some such language. and so i'm wondering if there's an argument for the government here that the dog is actually not elegy in a way that use of a thermal imaging device is. and if so, it seems to me that with two implications. one would be a finding that this is not a search. on the other would be that it distinguished mike johnson would have to detract from your experience ilya, that this would search using enhanced elegy. so the question is, is there an argument here that use of the dog is actually not technology in the way that the corpus using that word? >> the government has used that argument. i think that argum
but the u.s. judge needs to be that scott wrigley and sort of tell the dog handler and the police, prove it to me that this dog is reliable. i think that's what's been asked. >> so i'm interest is in the technology she because if i understand the fourth amendment case law, there's this issue about conservative government using technology not generally available in the public realm of some such language. and so i'm wondering if there's an argument for the government here that the dog is...
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it allows the u.s. fish and wildlife service to have an influence over the president of the united states. it should be delisted in the management should be sent back to the state as we have proposed to my legislation. >> moderator: senator jon tester, you have 30 seconds. tester: the problem is a didn't make it out of the house. it's still sitting there. we have to get it passed with bipartisan support. it was done after talking with sportsmen and livestock producers and conservationists across the board. it was the right thing to do for the wolves and for montana. we got it done. >> moderator: now a question from jackie to representative denny rehberg. >> moderator: i can't leave the topic of taxes. the argument of raising taxes on wealthy is going to hurt the job creators. according to the montana department of revenue, just under 1% of households have three threshold of $250,000 per year income. we cut the top marginal tax rate and that went into effect in 2005. but economists can find no evidence t
it allows the u.s. fish and wildlife service to have an influence over the president of the united states. it should be delisted in the management should be sent back to the state as we have proposed to my legislation. >> moderator: senator jon tester, you have 30 seconds. tester: the problem is a didn't make it out of the house. it's still sitting there. we have to get it passed with bipartisan support. it was done after talking with sportsmen and livestock producers and conservationists...
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[inaudible] we asked the u.s. government have to publicly and forcefully go out and really put out our red lines and define our interests, in order to engage with these governments as part of the i know there are many complications of that, congress and public opinions here in the united states is one where it really requires us to find this interest very publicly. where does that conflict with our approach and our emerging approach with empowering civil society's? how can we do a better job of traditional diplomacy while enacting this new approach in this hybrid? because the governments are the ones you need to carve out space and what can we did as a u.s. government to push those other governments to do what they need to do? >> i'm going to throw out a question from twitter as well to add to our list. one person asked a question that i think we kind of been addressing in the last comment, but in the past without having a secular approach and the secular language, secular paradigms as being necessarily inclusive
[inaudible] we asked the u.s. government have to publicly and forcefully go out and really put out our red lines and define our interests, in order to engage with these governments as part of the i know there are many complications of that, congress and public opinions here in the united states is one where it really requires us to find this interest very publicly. where does that conflict with our approach and our emerging approach with empowering civil society's? how can we do a better job of...
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he said that the u.s. is one dead deal away from cementing his place as the world leading economic power to the next 25 years. he is absolutely right. the opportunity is there. the crisis is there. if we get some leadership, i think we can do it. you know, rick says congress mostly has followers. that is true. it would be nice to have -- although i think that senator toomey has been a leader on this issue. convincing him is never easy, but if he were convinced, he would leave and get things done and he would leave some of the more interesting prospects. it may not be 100%. but if i could play one thing in the senate and house cloakrooms, it would be the rolling stones song, you can't always get what you want. >> all right. this is a discussion about regulatory issues. we have spent the day talking about legal reforms. it is fairly easy that one level talks about budgets because there are numbers involved. you can see that the data showing that its exchange rate on sprint how do you get people to tune in? >
he said that the u.s. is one dead deal away from cementing his place as the world leading economic power to the next 25 years. he is absolutely right. the opportunity is there. the crisis is there. if we get some leadership, i think we can do it. you know, rick says congress mostly has followers. that is true. it would be nice to have -- although i think that senator toomey has been a leader on this issue. convincing him is never easy, but if he were convinced, he would leave and get things...
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well, things like major u.s. companies are often either owned outright or partially owned by mexican companies. this has happened since we had nafta and the north american free trade agreement sort of open things up for us and we had mr. carlos in mexico who owns and runs the giant, but he also has a huge stake in "the new york times". things have changed in the u.s. and what i wanted to say was this issue of registration of voters and what kind of ivies you should use strangely enough we should look to a -- something that i would call mexican technology. the recent election in mexico, everybody voted. nobody asked you whether you were allowed to vote, registered to vote. the only way to vote was to have the registration card from the national voter registration office. that was given to everybody across the country. that isn't your driver's license. you're driver's license comes from each state like it does in the u.s., but the voter registration card comes from the federal mexican government, and it is a differ
well, things like major u.s. companies are often either owned outright or partially owned by mexican companies. this has happened since we had nafta and the north american free trade agreement sort of open things up for us and we had mr. carlos in mexico who owns and runs the giant, but he also has a huge stake in "the new york times". things have changed in the u.s. and what i wanted to say was this issue of registration of voters and what kind of ivies you should use strangely...
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u.s. market share. they've been very successful doing that on solar energy. china is making solar panels at lower prices than other countries around the world and therefore they are substantially increased their share of the solar panel market. the problem is they've not been so good at the domestic consumption side. chinese companies export 95% of the solar panels to produce that is a big problem for chinese citizens and environmental ngos because they are saying this is about clean energy cleaning up the environment but we are getting the factories that make solar panels and have a lot of pollution from factories and then exporting solar panels to the united states so they have cleaner air but we do not and that is a big problem. that's an old model that china has been following the past few decades. the new model would be if they can not only create the manufacturing solar panels but also creating new innovative types of technology that might be way more efficient than we have here and
u.s. market share. they've been very successful doing that on solar energy. china is making solar panels at lower prices than other countries around the world and therefore they are substantially increased their share of the solar panel market. the problem is they've not been so good at the domestic consumption side. chinese companies export 95% of the solar panels to produce that is a big problem for chinese citizens and environmental ngos because they are saying this is about clean energy...
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if a foreign adversary attacked u.s. soil, the american people have every right to expect their national defense forces to respond. if a crippling cyber attack were launched against our nation, the american people must be protected. if the commander in chief orders a response, the defense department must be ready to obey that order and to act. to ensure that we fulfill our role to defend the nation in cyberspace, the department is focusing on three main tracks. one, developing new capabilities. two, putting in place the policies and organizations we need to execute our mission. three, billing much more effective cooperation with industry and with our international partners. let me briefly talk about each of these. first, developing new capabilities. dod is investing more than $3 billion annually in cyber security because we have to retain that cutting edge capability in the feel. following our new defense strategy, the department is continuing to increase key investments in cyber security, even in an era of fiscal restra
if a foreign adversary attacked u.s. soil, the american people have every right to expect their national defense forces to respond. if a crippling cyber attack were launched against our nation, the american people must be protected. if the commander in chief orders a response, the defense department must be ready to obey that order and to act. to ensure that we fulfill our role to defend the nation in cyberspace, the department is focusing on three main tracks. one, developing new capabilities....
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what would be the outcome on u.s., you know, for u.s. bases and u.s. involvement in the war, you can see that, um, 70% think that iran would attack u.s. bases and probably u.s. would get involved in the war. huge numbers. now, what if israel were to attack iran, do you think, um, the u.s.' military and strategic position in the middle east would be better, worse or about the same, 55% say worse, 32% say about the same and 8% say better. so bottom line, now, do you think that the u.s. should discourage israel from attacking iran's nuclear program, take a neutral stance or encourage israel to attack iran's nuclear program. i have to say that these scenarios that we measured before we gave them these choices for speed, i'm not going through that. just to give you the bottom line on this. and the bottom line is that, um, you know, there's some change from march 2012 but not a lot. that, um, you have 53% say the u.s. should take a neutral stand, 29% say discourage. this, you know, really kind of you can see it across republican/democrat, that middle categor
what would be the outcome on u.s., you know, for u.s. bases and u.s. involvement in the war, you can see that, um, 70% think that iran would attack u.s. bases and probably u.s. would get involved in the war. huge numbers. now, what if israel were to attack iran, do you think, um, the u.s.' military and strategic position in the middle east would be better, worse or about the same, 55% say worse, 32% say about the same and 8% say better. so bottom line, now, do you think that the u.s. should...
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they compare u.s. banks in the u.s. gap with international banks and european banks whose balance sheets are measured under ifrs. now there is a fundamentally different treatment of derivatives under these accounting standards. you might like u.s. gap. we can have that discussion from an investor's standpoint. from a regulatory risk standpoint, i like it and a lot of my former colleagues and officials like it. it less general but it has a better indication of the downside of losses you may be facing as a taxpayer. if you prefer jpmorgan chase balance sheets, it's not $2.2 trillion. its $3.9 trillion by our estimations and it is by far the largest bank in the world. the only other bank that's close to it in its size is bank of america. this is a 16 trillion-dollar economy. roughly speaking it's gone up a 4 trillion-dollar balance sheet. let me ask a very straightforward question. if jpmorgan chase were to fail or be on the brink of failure today, a friday, would they be allowed to collapse like lehman brothers over the w
they compare u.s. banks in the u.s. gap with international banks and european banks whose balance sheets are measured under ifrs. now there is a fundamentally different treatment of derivatives under these accounting standards. you might like u.s. gap. we can have that discussion from an investor's standpoint. from a regulatory risk standpoint, i like it and a lot of my former colleagues and officials like it. it less general but it has a better indication of the downside of losses you may be...
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with the same u.s. support without sustained u.s. support, the negative scenario is somalia on the that might become a possibility. thanks for a much. [applause] >> thanks. bill? >> good morning. in an all-star lineup hitting behind the right fielder. there is a verb for this i learned in cairo years ago but there is a verb in arabic that means to arrive without your luggage. i've done that so i've had to walk down the street for clothes. but i'm here and i've survived and i'm going to try to wrap up the discussion further. i think given what's been said this morning we heard a lot more about continuity and change, and i'm going to talk about what is a change in the context of the arab spring and i agree to talk about libya because that is one of the missing pieces this morning and the most time focus on. the two biggest changes relate to each other and of the arab spring this is in terms of the actual movement by the arab spring. what i call old order and new order dynamic. there are new ideologies of change coming from those that a
with the same u.s. support without sustained u.s. support, the negative scenario is somalia on the that might become a possibility. thanks for a much. [applause] >> thanks. bill? >> good morning. in an all-star lineup hitting behind the right fielder. there is a verb for this i learned in cairo years ago but there is a verb in arabic that means to arrive without your luggage. i've done that so i've had to walk down the street for clothes. but i'm here and i've survived and i'm going...
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. >>> next u.s. candidates representative martin heinrich a democrat and former representative heather wilson, republican, square off in their third debate in one of the closest races in the country. the cook political report rates this race as leaning democratic. we picked this the date up right after the candidates opening statements. this is about an hour. >> good evening. i am, and welcome to kotb set the date. our sponsor is aarp. we are glad they are with us. this debate is being saimaa simulcast on a retial partner that would be 770, kklb-am. on and on the stage we have democratic candidate martin heinrich and republican candidate had their wilson and they are to replace john bingaman -- jeff bingaman who is retiring. both candidates have agreed to the debate rules to each candidate will have one minute to make an opening statement later they will have one minute for a closing statement. the candidates will be given one minute to answer each question and then 45 seconds each for the rebuttal.
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so i came back to u.s. and then it was really hard to live there, because i felt that we, the afghans, were really privileged to have the opportunity in a family who could take us out of afghanistan, and provides everything here in america, and we had a very comfortable life. we are really responsible for those we left behind. and what is it that we can do, and maybe i should do that and hoping that others will follow. so i came back and gathered with other afghan professionals and showed them the pictures and told them what's going on, and we ended up establishing an organization to assist with education because i thought that this is what's really missing. this is what has taken afghanistan to where it is afghanistan today. because people didn't have access to education. even before the wars there was only, the literacy rate in afghanistan was only 10 or 11%. and i'm not even sure if that's an accurate figure. because most of the schools were always in the big cities. people in the villages had no access
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the average american according to the u.s. debt clock, each american, every citizen, owes $51,000 to pay off the debt tomorrow. $51,000. we collected $2.5 trillion in revenue last year. senator, why isn't that enough? why do we need taxes to go up from that? nelson: well, we don't. >> moderator: well, you want to close bush era tax breaks. talk about that. nelson: what you need is an overhaul of the entire tax code. there are $14 trillion of tax loopholes. there's more going out in loopholes for somebody's special interest than there is coming in to the treasury each year in individual income tax. >> moderator: how much in loopholes? nelson: $14 trillion over ten years in tax loopholes. it's grown from the last time i voted for tax reform under president reagan -- >> moderator: congressman mack, a brief 30, then we're moving to foreign policy. mack: thank you. well, here we go again. senator nelson is telling everybody else we need to get rid of tax loopholes, but he's taking advantage of one himself. i'm all for it. if you wa
the average american according to the u.s. debt clock, each american, every citizen, owes $51,000 to pay off the debt tomorrow. $51,000. we collected $2.5 trillion in revenue last year. senator, why isn't that enough? why do we need taxes to go up from that? nelson: well, we don't. >> moderator: well, you want to close bush era tax breaks. talk about that. nelson: what you need is an overhaul of the entire tax code. there are $14 trillion of tax loopholes. there's more going out in...
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well, that's not the u.s. fed, but central banks all over the world are telling you they want more growth, are willing to risk nor inflation -- more inflation, they want more employment, and they're driving interest rates to relatively noncompetitive levels. so here you look at money supply growth exploded over the last couple years, the federal reserve balance sheet has exploded as they've taken loans onto their books off the banks to give the banks more ability to lend to the private sector, and we're dealing with a federal funds rate that has been zero now for a couple years and just recently fed chairman bernanke spoke and held out the prospect that interest rates would remain in the short end zero for a couple more years. then you look around the world. there's the ecb balance sheet, it's a percentage of the gdp, bank of japan balance sheet, percentage of their gdp, bank of england balance sheet and its percentage of their gdp, and the message is all the same. there's been 250 easings by central banks all
well, that's not the u.s. fed, but central banks all over the world are telling you they want more growth, are willing to risk nor inflation -- more inflation, they want more employment, and they're driving interest rates to relatively noncompetitive levels. so here you look at money supply growth exploded over the last couple years, the federal reserve balance sheet has exploded as they've taken loans onto their books off the banks to give the banks more ability to lend to the private sector,...
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the u.s. would be forced to try to support tripoli's attempts to assert central north other the entirety of the state, but i think the u.s. would find itself -- its libyan interlocutors unwilling or unable to help the u.s. or to advance u.s. agendas. and at the same time you could have a hulking, inintroverted, disinterested, disengaged algeria right next door. and this would be a very negative she their yore for the entirety of north africa. but i'm perpetually the optimist, and i don't like the chick l little role. i think there are a lot of chicken littles here in d.c., and the sky's always falling. so what if in the happy circumstance none of these scenarios come to pass. where does the u.s. fit in? i think there's a real potential for the u.s. to build new relationships with algeria. it's going to have to be predicated on algeria being in the driver's seat. algeria will never be anybody's proxy. algeria has enormous potential that i think the u.s. can help it realize both domestically and
the u.s. would be forced to try to support tripoli's attempts to assert central north other the entirety of the state, but i think the u.s. would find itself -- its libyan interlocutors unwilling or unable to help the u.s. or to advance u.s. agendas. and at the same time you could have a hulking, inintroverted, disinterested, disengaged algeria right next door. and this would be a very negative she their yore for the entirety of north africa. but i'm perpetually the optimist, and i don't like...
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but the anyone who speaks to the u.s. ambassador on the question still the calculation is that providing support from the united states in to the rebel hands at this time would have very uncertain outcome and we are working very hard with the rebel forces and clearly as the president said, assad's days are over. they will eventually come to an end. we need to be ready to support those provide support to the moderate forces as we can in the interim. i do want to, if i can, just say one thing about dov's comments about iran. which is very related to the syria issue. , i mean, he does set up the straw man about the sanction on iran. and the twenty countries that have gotten off the hook. it's interesting to note that this is where facts donator. the iran sanction fact is the critical -- when the president came to office he moved -- he then worked with the congress almost immediately to sign a new comprehensive piece of legislation. of wch multiple companies across the world including chinese companies including russian compa
but the anyone who speaks to the u.s. ambassador on the question still the calculation is that providing support from the united states in to the rebel hands at this time would have very uncertain outcome and we are working very hard with the rebel forces and clearly as the president said, assad's days are over. they will eventually come to an end. we need to be ready to support those provide support to the moderate forces as we can in the interim. i do want to, if i can, just say one thing...
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and even if it's u.s. companies in china, the importance of this is that these intensification of competition makes it much harder for companies to raise their prices and it reduces price leverages called in the importance of that, we know this is happening because we had really low inflation throughout the decade. but couldn't raise the prices. or not his match. the importance of this is that u.s. companies also had very significant increases in costs. and in particular in health care and energy intentions. so what do you do when you have these big increases in the competition makes it very hard to pass on those costs. you cut other costs and i think this has put enormous pressure on wages. so i think that's part of what has happening. the other thing is that is that the scale that can move in economy like this, which again you first have to recognize that the movement has occurred is the spread of information technology across the economy, which is part of an even larger phenomenon, which is the dominanc
and even if it's u.s. companies in china, the importance of this is that these intensification of competition makes it much harder for companies to raise their prices and it reduces price leverages called in the importance of that, we know this is happening because we had really low inflation throughout the decade. but couldn't raise the prices. or not his match. the importance of this is that u.s. companies also had very significant increases in costs. and in particular in health care and...
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here in the u.s. we hope we will bring the most brilliant ideas and solutions to the forefront the matter what the ideology is behind it. that is our mission. we will research with all of the brain power that we can muster and produce solutions that can be used only for the state but all over the world. this isn't just an idea institute although we will research the best ideas with this is an action institute to protect and export the californian dream to inspire local action and political courage based not on ideology and the solutions for the people. we want to make sure that our politicians become public or private. to talk about this event today we will bring usc students into this mission. this is important that they are part of it every step of the way. let us inspire them to become a new generation of leaders and harnessed a great power and bring them into the process. let us embrace this possession of these young minds. ladies and gentlemen here the schwarzenegger institute we will have the vi
here in the u.s. we hope we will bring the most brilliant ideas and solutions to the forefront the matter what the ideology is behind it. that is our mission. we will research with all of the brain power that we can muster and produce solutions that can be used only for the state but all over the world. this isn't just an idea institute although we will research the best ideas with this is an action institute to protect and export the californian dream to inspire local action and political...
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and the u.s. is something that i have experienced in a very personal way to the band of one of my political heroes has always been i am very proud to say the son of a new york city native. so, winston churchill. [applause] churchill belonged to two parties in his lifetime while is being an independent and having been a republican i can relate to that. putting the common good ahead of the party politics in the next election really was at the core of his approach to leadership. it was an approach that i have always believed we need more of and every level of government all around the world especially now. we know these are difficult times in the shift in the economy presented leaders with tough choices on spending and taxes managing deficit and unleashing the forces of innovation. the u.k.'s first government since churchill is meeting these challenges head on. in the face of the most challenging economic times, we experienced in decades this is a government that is clearly not afraid to lead. in a 2
and the u.s. is something that i have experienced in a very personal way to the band of one of my political heroes has always been i am very proud to say the son of a new york city native. so, winston churchill. [applause] churchill belonged to two parties in his lifetime while is being an independent and having been a republican i can relate to that. putting the common good ahead of the party politics in the next election really was at the core of his approach to leadership. it was an approach...
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with the u.s. deficit increasing by the second threatening the economic recovery, would would you, as -- what would you as a u.s. senator do about taxes and spending. we begin with martin. heinrich: we have to take a balanced aroach. every single bipartisan group that's gotten together has said you can only tackle this problem if you look at both sides of the equation. if you increase revenues, and you make cuts to existing programs, we're going to have to weather some challenging cuts in the future because spending is too high. we're going to have to increase revenue, and i think it's fair to ask people at the very upper income levels to shoulder the same responsibility that middle class families shoulder today. it's not right that mitt romney, who is worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year pays 14% in effective tax rates, and small business people and teachers and firefighters pay more. with a balanced approach, we can meet the challenge. >> moderator: heather, talk about taxes and spending.
with the u.s. deficit increasing by the second threatening the economic recovery, would would you, as -- what would you as a u.s. senator do about taxes and spending. we begin with martin. heinrich: we have to take a balanced aroach. every single bipartisan group that's gotten together has said you can only tackle this problem if you look at both sides of the equation. if you increase revenues, and you make cuts to existing programs, we're going to have to weather some challenging cuts in the...
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i won't cite one of the u.s. high diplomats who told me in confidence the algerians were right about the situation in libya. so the situation in libya created the problem for all the maghreb countries. because of time, for tunisia, tunisia lives off in many ways off libya. i mean, the trade with libya was the highest. the volume was the highest. it was only, only the e.u. first and then, you know, libya for tunisia. there were a million and a half tourists coming from libya to tunisia, okay? you know, not only tourists, but there were also the health seekers that used to come to tunisia and so on. and i know there are people from the world bank and all and i don't dare say more about that, but i got the figures from the african development bank where how, you know, the situation in libya affected the tunisian economy. from a security perspective, the algerians were the most impacted because if you want to know the nightmare -- and, again, you speculate because no security, national security official would reveal
i won't cite one of the u.s. high diplomats who told me in confidence the algerians were right about the situation in libya. so the situation in libya created the problem for all the maghreb countries. because of time, for tunisia, tunisia lives off in many ways off libya. i mean, the trade with libya was the highest. the volume was the highest. it was only, only the e.u. first and then, you know, libya for tunisia. there were a million and a half tourists coming from libya to tunisia, okay?...
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the u.s. you should do something. well, we know not enough was done can. we know that the government across the board failed to do what was necessary on potential terrorism, and we had 9/11. i tell you the theme song, the big music in this book i've written that i've tried to present is u.s. economy about to falter. and it's a warning. and it's disappointing, to be honest with you, it's agonizing that it can't get into the dialogue because we have a presidential election six weeks ago -- six weeks from now in which whoever, whether's obama, romney, they're going to have to sit there, and this is what they're going to be spending your time on. yes, young man. >> hi. um, i just -- oh, 13. >> thank you. >> i just wanted to say, first of all, that i am right in the middle of the price of politics, i'm in the middle of chapter 20, so it's an incredible book, so thank you very much for writing it. >> i know lots of adults who can't read it. [laughter] >> thank you. so, um, my question is, um, i'm at
the u.s. you should do something. well, we know not enough was done can. we know that the government across the board failed to do what was necessary on potential terrorism, and we had 9/11. i tell you the theme song, the big music in this book i've written that i've tried to present is u.s. economy about to falter. and it's a warning. and it's disappointing, to be honest with you, it's agonizing that it can't get into the dialogue because we have a presidential election six weeks ago -- six...
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just last month we published the u.s. cooperation and clean energy and the review of the difficulties both countries face in developing solar, wind and other alternative energy industries and the potential room for cooperation. last november, finally, henry participated in another one of our national conversations entitled afghanistan is there a regional and gamecocks the story on this is interesting. he resisted when he learned we get organized a brilliant panel of scholars and reporters to comment on his remarks to the and we hadn't cleared the names with him. he didn't know all the people, and he was not happy. but he gave brief remarks and then he was warmly greeted by our own disk polish writer, and the rest is obvious. some days later i heard from him as follows in his voice sometimes i know i can be a pain in the dot. we let him know the panel in advance and he approved of you all. [laughter] please join me in welcoming a legendary statesman, my defense policy seatmate and valentine's day date dr. henry kissinger.
just last month we published the u.s. cooperation and clean energy and the review of the difficulties both countries face in developing solar, wind and other alternative energy industries and the potential room for cooperation. last november, finally, henry participated in another one of our national conversations entitled afghanistan is there a regional and gamecocks the story on this is interesting. he resisted when he learned we get organized a brilliant panel of scholars and reporters to...
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for u.s. citizens first. >> as governor of new mexico, i ran completely outside of the political system. i got elected governor, republican governor in a state that was two to one democrat and made a name for myself vetoing legislation. i may have vetoed more legislation than the other 49 governors in the country combined. i vetoed 750 bills, i had thousands of line item vetoes. [applause] it made a difference when it came to billions of dollars worth of spending, it made a difference when it came to laws that would have told you or i what we could or couldn't do in the bedroom. >> host: on gary johnson, "the washington post" reports this morning that he will appear on the ballot in 48 states including some key battlegrounds with independent streaks where his blend of fiscal conservativism and libertarian social views could make him a compelling alternative for conservative voters not wedded to voting for governor romney. and then in colorado, new hampshire and nevada in particular johnson cou
for u.s. citizens first. >> as governor of new mexico, i ran completely outside of the political system. i got elected governor, republican governor in a state that was two to one democrat and made a name for myself vetoing legislation. i may have vetoed more legislation than the other 49 governors in the country combined. i vetoed 750 bills, i had thousands of line item vetoes. [applause] it made a difference when it came to billions of dollars worth of spending, it made a difference...
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do you believe the proliferation of joint technology will compel the u.s. to officially stated some legal justification to inform future international debates about joint technology? >> in outcome if you don't mind, unlike the rest of you. i have no idea despite what's classified was classified about this topic and what isn't. so i am a big constrain to get to that level of specific. i will say in terms of legal justifications for what perceived to be controversial or dvds, i find it surpassingly ironic that the obama administration two or three since office basically declassified all of the llc memos come euphemistically referred to as torture memos. but again, i was the lucky guy who would ask in his famous on all of them. but as you recall, davis programs over that you know, we need transparency collocated out there. the american people deserve to know. again, i'm only speaking as a private citizen. i know now is what i read in the media. but according to media accounts, the obama administration is resisting making public its legal analysis on why is con
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the u.s. senate and we'll turn back to the discussion. >> greg is the chairman of criterion economics in washington, d.c. he is the professor of law and economics at tilberg law and economic center in the netherlands. in addition to being distinguished author and scholar he was long time the wire houser fellow in law and economics at aei where he directed a research initiative on telecommunications regulation. today greg will discuss a paper he coauthored with judge robert bork, titled, what does the chicago school teach about inner net search and antitrust treatment of google? judge bork is of course a leading figure in antitrust scholarship. in addition to having been sew listory general of the united states, an acting attorney general, a judge for the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia and supreme court nominee he was also for many years a fellow here at the american enterprise institute. george priest will be joining us, actually by conference call today. where you
the u.s. senate and we'll turn back to the discussion. >> greg is the chairman of criterion economics in washington, d.c. he is the professor of law and economics at tilberg law and economic center in the netherlands. in addition to being distinguished author and scholar he was long time the wire houser fellow in law and economics at aei where he directed a research initiative on telecommunications regulation. today greg will discuss a paper he coauthored with judge robert bork, titled,...
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that has worked in the u.s. sector. we can take those operation streamline in particular and do that in the tucson sector then we can move ahead with the other items that need reform. >> congressman carmona? carmona: first and foremost my comments will be based on 25 years as a deputy sheriff working in a border county in a border state dealing with issues on a regular basis with i.c.e. and border patrol and national guard troops so understanding the complexity of this issue. congressman flake visits the border every once in a while and he thinks he understands how complex this issue is. it's extraordinarily complex. this issue of operational control is one that is being -- because both sides are not sure what the appropriate metric is to measure success along the border. we are desperately looking for best practices to secure the border but let's make no mistake to border security issue is a dynamic one that changes every day based on the threats. whether the threats are people coming across a just want to work or whet
that has worked in the u.s. sector. we can take those operation streamline in particular and do that in the tucson sector then we can move ahead with the other items that need reform. >> congressman carmona? carmona: first and foremost my comments will be based on 25 years as a deputy sheriff working in a border county in a border state dealing with issues on a regular basis with i.c.e. and border patrol and national guard troops so understanding the complexity of this issue. congressman...
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the u.s. and the u.k. are very fall along and what they called a crisis management group to resolve that aspect of cross border banking. is it done? no peery dividing durkan and i can answer your questions with a lot more confidence. >> one thing we ought to think about is the monetary policies that are accommodated during this period it's the sort of risk and the distorted returns. it is at issue and concern that might be in the next crisis. the other thing is what we have all heard today from everybody is dodd-frank isn't perfect but it also has some useful elements we ought to think about what the cause and effect is and continue to think about it. the orthodoxy that dodd-frank is the only solution i think it's scary because the role of the markets and everything else. if we think dodd-frank is what is it and save us from the next crisis people are going to go around it. islamic you talked about the monetary fiscal policy. you're new book deals with that. can you give us a very short observ
the u.s. and the u.k. are very fall along and what they called a crisis management group to resolve that aspect of cross border banking. is it done? no peery dividing durkan and i can answer your questions with a lot more confidence. >> one thing we ought to think about is the monetary policies that are accommodated during this period it's the sort of risk and the distorted returns. it is at issue and concern that might be in the next crisis. the other thing is what we have all heard...
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this is from the u.s. senator of missouri to be commander of the european forces, the supreme allied institution of forces. you are the inevitable successor of franklin roosevelt and as it turns out harry truman finds himself in a role like andrew johnson after the american civil for somebody who has been dropped into this natural succession. >> unfortunately we could probably go for another hour and we'll have 150 questions. we have one minute left. you get 15 seconds of it and we will give our panel is 45. >> david t. recall personally speaking with your grandfather about the normandy invasion in a particular beforehand is concerned about intentional failure or success. >> from a grandchild's perspective and he would know this from a larger perspective, world war ii was the subject that he left alone. as my father put at once, he would accept criticism on anything regarding his presidency but he could not really bring himself to revisit the controversies of world war ii i think because so much was at sta
this is from the u.s. senator of missouri to be commander of the european forces, the supreme allied institution of forces. you are the inevitable successor of franklin roosevelt and as it turns out harry truman finds himself in a role like andrew johnson after the american civil for somebody who has been dropped into this natural succession. >> unfortunately we could probably go for another hour and we'll have 150 questions. we have one minute left. you get 15 seconds of it and we will...
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u.s. senate candidate connie mack will be there. you can watch that live at 8 p.m. eastern also on c-span. >> you know, indiana's made incredible progress in the last eight years. we've honestly balanced budgets during all those years. we've become the fiscal envy of the country, and now we have the largest budget surplus that we've had in our history. it's going to make it possible for us to strengthen our budget reserves, and i believe we can cut taxes for every hoosier. but, john, you just said that we pay for things in indiana, okay? but when you were speaker of the house, for five of the six years that you were running the statehouse indiana ran deficits. when mitch daniels came into power just a couple years later on budgets that you helped to write, indiana was $700 million in debt and had a deficit of $820 million. you know, john, facts are stubborn things, and i'd just like to know from my colleagues on stage how are we going to make sure and preserve the fiscal integrity of the s
u.s. senate candidate connie mack will be there. you can watch that live at 8 p.m. eastern also on c-span. >> you know, indiana's made incredible progress in the last eight years. we've honestly balanced budgets during all those years. we've become the fiscal envy of the country, and now we have the largest budget surplus that we've had in our history. it's going to make it possible for us to strengthen our budget reserves, and i believe we can cut taxes for every hoosier. but, john, you...
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the u.s. military superior operational capabilities are enabled by the diverse base and for decades the united states has commandedded a lead in the quality and quantity. and in the military capabilities of the products that flow from this work. however, the advantages that have been able to america -- deference technology are frankly not a birthright. and the key element of that base are necessary to ensure u.s. dominance on future battle field must be sustained nurtured. the supply chain is critical to equipping our military with superior capabilities and a strong technologically vibrant and financially successful supply chain all the way down is therefore in the national interest. there's one more important truth we have to recognize. at the end of the day, despite spending over a billion dollars a day, we in the pentagon don't actually build anything. rely on the sphrail supply chain to develop, build, and ultimately maintain the goods and services upon which the war fighters lives depend
the u.s. military superior operational capabilities are enabled by the diverse base and for decades the united states has commandedded a lead in the quality and quantity. and in the military capabilities of the products that flow from this work. however, the advantages that have been able to america -- deference technology are frankly not a birthright. and the key element of that base are necessary to ensure u.s. dominance on future battle field must be sustained nurtured. the supply chain is...
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the u.s. including american influence and engagement globally, the changing international order and emerging nations. two of the featured panelists included thomas friedman, "new york times" foreign affairs columnist and author of "the world is flat." and jessica mathews, carnegie president and director of national security office of global issues. >> good evening. my name is david rothkopf, and i will be the moderator for this evening. in the carnegie endowment discussion about how should the next american president engage the world. this is a debate format discussion. we have a terrific group of panelists here. starting on the far right we have professor john ikenberry of princeton. next is tom friedman of the new york times. next to him is our own jessica matthews of the carnegie endowment, and beside jessica is bob kagan at the brookings institution and we are going to cover several sets of issues in metal blocks tonight. in each case i'm going to open up. i'm going to open the discussion
the u.s. including american influence and engagement globally, the changing international order and emerging nations. two of the featured panelists included thomas friedman, "new york times" foreign affairs columnist and author of "the world is flat." and jessica mathews, carnegie president and director of national security office of global issues. >> good evening. my name is david rothkopf, and i will be the moderator for this evening. in the carnegie endowment...
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i had the opportunity to talk to the former u.s. treasurer at an airport of all places a couple of days ago and she was commenting that the republican party had been successfully creating 125 republican candidates to run for the statehouse. maria, what is the democratic party doing to support candidates? >> i think they are doing it much better this year in and the cycle than they have before. this has always been something that i have talked about in terms of the democratic party needs to do a much better job of supporting latino candidates. i think from the standpoint, and you went through the whole list of all of the latinos who are running for congress, and i think that is actually an impressive number. that i always believed that both parties, and i said this from the moment i started working politics, they could do a much better job of recruiting and supporting candidates to run in all of these races. and i think it's also incumbent upon us as the latino community to get out there and to support people and also just ourselves
i had the opportunity to talk to the former u.s. treasurer at an airport of all places a couple of days ago and she was commenting that the republican party had been successfully creating 125 republican candidates to run for the statehouse. maria, what is the democratic party doing to support candidates? >> i think they are doing it much better this year in and the cycle than they have before. this has always been something that i have talked about in terms of the democratic party needs...
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how can you compare them with the u.s.? i think the way to think about that comparison is at the state level. so what are some of the core principles, if you will, that seemed to undergird those systems that have not only had routinely high-performance but actually produce more equitable outcomes than the u.s. does. i won't run through, we have a list of seven. i would just mention three or four of them. fundamentally finland is most important is the systems really pay a lot of attention to recruiting, developing, retaining, supporting teachers. they focus for some really creating a highly talented teaching core. they pay a lot of attention, and a thoughtful deliberative way to the recruitment and preparation and support of school leaders. they pay a lot of attention to creating funding systems that do not rely on the local tax bases, but operate on the premise that you need to create not only equitable funny but you then need to make sure that those schools and districts serving the highest proportion of high needs kids ge
how can you compare them with the u.s.? i think the way to think about that comparison is at the state level. so what are some of the core principles, if you will, that seemed to undergird those systems that have not only had routinely high-performance but actually produce more equitable outcomes than the u.s. does. i won't run through, we have a list of seven. i would just mention three or four of them. fundamentally finland is most important is the systems really pay a lot of attention to...
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and of the u.s. wasn't really should be with what? let's start with - i heard the first remark say investment in child care and early learning. i don't think it is child care and early learning. i think that for many parents and many children child care is an early learning program. children are there on average about 35 hours a week. so for those lucky enough, you know, 1.3 million children who are in state pre-ka couple of hours a day a couple hours a week, that's great and that makes a huge difference in school readiness. for almost a million its 960,000 children in head start. i think primarily the also makes a big difference. but, the rest of the children as i said it is 11 million. those settings matter. and that's why when we look at our licensing system and we see how this stacking up it is important to ensure that those teachers number one are safe. what's read people that are not available for caring for children to we want a comprehensive background check. second, training. minimum training is the biggest way that you can a
and of the u.s. wasn't really should be with what? let's start with - i heard the first remark say investment in child care and early learning. i don't think it is child care and early learning. i think that for many parents and many children child care is an early learning program. children are there on average about 35 hours a week. so for those lucky enough, you know, 1.3 million children who are in state pre-ka couple of hours a day a couple hours a week, that's great and that makes a huge...
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in any event, the u.s. courts have been very reluctant to buy into the essential facilities and the theory that the supreme court has taken pains to say that it is very unlikely that an antitrust claim against google that sounded like facilities case would ever succeed in court. i think i better stop at this point. because i have used more of my allotted time. >> greg, thank you for an excellent presentation. in addition to airline deregulation, we continue working on telephone deregulation. what i'm going to do is mix up your view here. we are going to try to get some insight in to get back together with you. >> and you, it is an honor for me to be here. i started working on deregulation measures at the american enterprise institute in june of 1979. it is great for me to be back after a long time. i think that the paper that greg and judge bork have done is very excellent. and i think greg has done a great job presenting the key ideas of what you just said. i would like to use my time to expand on three as
in any event, the u.s. courts have been very reluctant to buy into the essential facilities and the theory that the supreme court has taken pains to say that it is very unlikely that an antitrust claim against google that sounded like facilities case would ever succeed in court. i think i better stop at this point. because i have used more of my allotted time. >> greg, thank you for an excellent presentation. in addition to airline deregulation, we continue working on telephone...